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2. Heaven And Why I Want to Go There
Presented by Chris Reeves * Eastside church of Christ * Gospel Meeting * October 07, 2011

3. Why Talk About Heaven?
It is good to talk about heaven in times of persecution (Mt. 5:12; Lk. 6:23; 2 Cor. 5:1; 1 Pet. 1:4)
It is good to talk about heaven in times of distraction (Mt. 6:20; Mk. 10:21; Lk. 12:23)
It is good to talk about heaven in times of trouble (Jn. 14:1-3)
It is good to talk about heaven in times of error (1 Cor. 15:49)

4. Why Talk About Heaven?
It is good to talk about heaven in times of worldliness (Phil. 3:20; Col. 3:1-3)
It is good to talk about heaven in times of loss (1 Thess. 4:17)
It is good to talk about heaven in times of death (2 Tim. 4:6-8,18)
It is good to talk about heaven in times of apostasy (Heb. 6:4; 11:16; 12:22,23,25,26; 13:14)

5. Heaven And Why I Want to Go There
Who Will Be There What Will Be There Why We Will Be There

6. Who Will Be There God (Rev. 4:1-11)
Jesus (Acts 7:56; 1 Pet. 3:22; Rev. 5:6,13; 22:1)
The Holy Spirit (Rev. 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 14:13)
The holy angels (Mt. 18:10; Lk. 15:7,10; 22:43)
The OT righteous (Mt. 8:11; Heb. 11:40; 12:1)

7. Who Will Be There The NT righteous (Lk. 10:20; Phil. 4:3)
All who truly love the Lord (2 Tim. 4:8)
All the innocent children (Mt. 19:13-14)
All who were committed (Rev. 2:10; 6:9)

8. Will We Recognize One Another in Heaven?
Individual personality exists after death (Ex. 3:6; Mt. 17:3-4; Lk. 13:28)
Individual consciousness exists after death (Lk. 16:23-28)
Individual reward exists after death (1 Thess. 2:19)

9. What Will Be There A place of beauty (Rev. 21:10; 22:14)
A place of rest (Heb. 4:11; Rev. 14:13)
A place of joy & comfort (Rev. 21:4)
A place of righteousness (Rev. 20:11-15; :7-8,27; 22:14-15)
A place of eternity (Mt. 25:46; Rev. 22:5,14)

10. Why We Will Be There
To praise and serve God for all eternity (Rev. 14:1-5; 15:2-3; 22:3)
To be rewarded with rest for overcoming (Rev. 2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21; 7:13-17; :12-13; 19:6-9)

11. Why I Want to Go to Heaven
Because the only alternative is HELL (Mt. 7:13)
Because God wants me to go (2 Pet. 3:9)
Because loved-ones want me to go (Rev. 22:17)

12. Do You Want to Go to Heaven?
Many who want to go will not make it (Mt. 7:21-23)
Can you rejoice that your name is written in heaven (Lk. 10:20)?
Do you have the hope of heaven (Col. 1:5)?